Novelty



Aug. 2 938.

C. C. OUD

. NOVELTY 2 Sheet eet l Filed June 19, 1936 I lllllll INVENTOR @M 7 6 BY 6? M,

Aug. 2, 1938. c. Q CLQUD 2,125,424

NOVELTY Filed June 19, 1936 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

BY W 5? M ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 2, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application June 19,

Claims.

This invention relates to novelties for display, advertising, amusement and analogous purposes such as are commonly made from paper, card- I board and like materials, and the primary objects are to form such a novelty from a single piece of material and to define the various parts thereof by fold lines in the material whereby adhesive or other extraneous interconnection of the parts and the attendant multiple operations may be avoided.

' Other important objects are to'provide for interfitting parts of the novelties to thereby retain them in predetermined arrangement; to enable predetermined movement of certain of the parts upon relative movement of other parts; to enable certain of the parts to be arranged in oifset relation with other of the parts and to retain the parts in such relation; to print the blanks from which the novelties are made on one sideonly; and to provide novelties of economical construction capable of simple and accurate assembly in arrangement for use.

Selected embodiments of my invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of novy;

Fig. 2- is a plan of the blank from which the novelty shown in Fig; 1 is formed;

Figs- 3 and 4 are perspective views of intermediate steps in the folding of the blank shown in Fig; 2 to provide the novelty shown in Fig. 1;

Fig; 5 is a perspective view of another novelty;

Fig; 6 is a plan view of the blank from which 35 parts of the novelty shown in Fig. 5 are formed;

' Fig. '7 is a front elevation of the partly formed novelty; and J Fig-8 is a plan view of the novelty as shown in Fig.7. i

40 The form of the invention illustrated in Figs.

lto 4, inclusive, is a novelty particularly useful as a displaywhich may be employed for advertising or like purposes. More especially it is a display for advertising flower seeds. The background *of the novelty or display is printed,

painted or otherwise arranged to represent a garden while the foreground is arranged torepresent potted flowers or flowers in a vase and a pocket is provided to receive a packet of seeds.

The invention, however, is susceptible to a variety of uses and is not limited to the specific use shownand described, p

The display as shown in Fig.1 'comprisesa base I0- and-a sub-base ,II on which the display is rested. Thebase lil'is'provided at one end of the 1936, Serial No. 86,136

blank B and shown in Fig. l and is defined by a fold line I2 which extends transversely across the substantially rectangular blank.

Immediately above the base I0 the foreground I3 is provided in the blank and in the present instance where a vase or pot of flowers is to be represented this is drawn, painted, printed or otherwise provided on the face of the foreground l3. That part of the free edge of the foreground up to which the representation extends is shaped to conform to the adjacent parts of the representation to enhance the attractiveness of the display. An opening 14 is provided at the bottom of the foreground l3 at the center thereof, the lower edge of this opening being aligned with the fold line l2. The utility of this opening will be explained more fully hereinafter.

The back [5 of the display is provided in the blank above the foreground l3 and the back and foreground are interconnected by an intermediate part 16 disposed along one edge of the blank. The intermediate part I6 is joined to the foreground l3 along a fold line I! and to the back I5 along a fold line 18, these twofold lines extending across the blank in parallel relation with each other and the fold line [2. In the present instance the part of the blank forming the foreground 13 projects above the fold line I8 but is separated from the back [5, the adjacent edge of the back [5 being cut out to somewhat conform to the'outline of theedge of the foreground l3.

The sub-base I l is provided in the blank above the back l5 and is connected to the back along a fold line l9 which extends across the blank in parallel relation with the fold lines I2, I! and 18. The background 20 of the display is provided at the top of the blank and is interconnected with the sub-base ll along a fold line 2| which extends'in parallel relation with the other fold lines. An opening 22 is provided in the lower part of the background 20 by extending slits 20a and 202) from the fold line 2| at right angles to this fold line and providing a slit 200 in the background to interconnect the inner ends of the slits 20a and 201). Thus a tab or tongue 24 is formed in the background. The utility of the opening 22 and tab 24 will be explained more fully hereinafter. That edge of the background 20 disposed at the side of the blank along which the intermediate part I6 is provided is spaced inwardly from the other part of that edge of the blank in an amount less than the width of the part I6. A slot 23 extends inwardly from the inner edge of the intermediate part 16 in an amount substantially equal to the disposition of the aforesaid edge of the background 20 beyond alignment with the inner edge of said part I6.

In assembling the display into its predetermined configuration, shown in Fig. 1, the base I8 is folded relative to the foreground I3 along the fold line I2 so that the base will extend at right angles to the foreground and preferably the foreground is arranged. to extend Vertically and the base horizontally. Then as the biank is viewed in Fig. 2, the sub-base II is folded along the line I9 to extend rearwardly from the face of the back I 5 shown in Fig. 2 and then the background 29 is folded downwardly along the line 2| relative to the sub-base II whereupon the tab 24 projects in the plane of the sub-base II. Then theback I5 folded rearwardly along the fold line it relative to the intermediate part I6 and the background 2l is bowed, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the free outer edge thereof may be passed through the slot 23. The background 20 is pulled through the notch 23 until the sub-base II extends at right angles to the back I5 and during this time the part I6 is bent rearwardly along the fold line H; When both the sub-base II and intermediate part I6 extend at right angles relative to the back I5, the background 20 and the back IE will be in parallel relation, as shown in Fig. 4, with the background'disp'osed in front or" the back I5in an amount equal to the width of the sub-base I I.

The tab 24 at this time will project forwardly from the background as shown in Fig. 4. Then by further folding the part IE along the line I! to cause the part to be disposed in right angular relation relative to the foreground I3 the tab 2 may be passed below the base I II and he adhesively or otherwise secured in position. When the part It extends at right angles relative to the foreground I3 the display completely assembled. The intermediate part I3 is wider than the sub-base and therefore the foreground I3 is spaced forwardly from the background 28 in the completed display. It will therefore be seen thatthe display shown in Fig. 1 is formed by what in effect amounts to wrapping the blank shown in Fig. 2 upon itself. This can be attained because the fold lines extend in parallel relation with each other in the blank.

When'the display is completed the openings !4 and 22 are in alignment and in the present instance a box of seed may be passed through these openings untii the rear end thereof engages the background 20 whereby a convenient place for display of an article of merchandise is afforded, the tab 24 providing a base on which the article may be rested.

need not be employed for novelties of this kind may be arranged with or without a background.

The body 26 of the blank B in the present instance is shaped to represent a hide such as that from which shoe'leather is obtained. A fold line 21 extends across the body 26 and divides it into sections 26a and 26b.

Intermediate parts or arms 28 and 29 extend from the edges of the body B substantially midway in the extent of the fold line 21 and these arms project at right angles to said fold line. The arm 28 is connected to the body 25 along a fold line 30 and has a fold line extended thereacross in spaced relation with the fold line 30, the fold lines 30 and 3E being parallel with each other and the fold line 21. The fold line 3I divides the arm 23 into sections 28a and 28b. Likewise the arm 25 is connected to the body 26 along a fold line 32 and has a fold line 33 extended thereaeross in spaced relation with the fold line 32, the fold lines 32 and 33 being parallel with each other and the fold line 21. The fold line 33 divides the arm 29 into sections 2% and 29h.

A slot 34 is formed in the section 2611 in alignment with the arm 29 and this slot is of slightly greater extent than the width of said arm. The slot 34 is located intermediate the fold lines. 32 andZi and is disposed closer to the fold line 32 thanto the fold line 21. A slot 35 is similarly provided in the section 26?) and is locate-ti similarly to the slot 34, the slot 35 being located relative to the arm 28 as the slot 34 is located relative to the arm 29.

At the outer free end of the section 2811 an object part 36 is provided which in the present instance represents a shoe inasmuch as the body 26 represents a hide. A similar object part 31 is provided at the outer free end of the section 2922. a

In assembling the novelty the body 26 is folded along the fold line 2! by moving the faces thereof opposite the faces appearing in Fig. 6 toward each other whereby the sections. 2611 and 26b are.

through the slot 35. The part 297) also folded along the fold line 33 and the object part3! i passed through the slot 34.

When the novelty is completed the various parts are disposed as shown in Fig. 8 and the angularity between the sections 26a and 26b is such that the sections 2811. and 29a are arranged in the same plane. Theangle defined between the sections 28a and 28b is congruent to the angle defined between the sections 29a and 2% when the sections 2911. and 28a lie in the same plane.

In use if the sections 28a and 2911 are maintained in predetermined relation withthe sections 2% and 26a, respectively, and the sections 28a and 2% are moved toward each other from.

the position shown in Fig. 8, the section 28b and the object part 36 thereon slide through the slot 35 and the section 291) and object part 3? slide through the slot 34.

To facilitate maintaining the proper relation of the sections 28a and 29a, these sections are secured to the inner faces of the sections 251) and 25a of the background 25, which sections are defined in the background by a fold line 38 extended thereacross. When the sections 28a and 29a are secured to the sections 252) and 25a the apex defined by the angularity between the sections 25a and 25b is extended one direction and the apex between the. sections 26a and 26b is extended in the opposite direction. This enables completed novelty mounted on the background to befolded-into a flatpackage byfmoving the faces of the sections 25a and 25b appearing in Fig. 5 toward each other. When the novelty and the' background are folded into such a flatpackage and'the sections 25a and 251) are moved'away from each other, the display appears therebetween and the movement ofthe section 28b and the object part 36 thereon through the slot 35 and the movement of the section 29b and the object part 31 thereon through the slot 34 causes the object parts 36 and 3'! to appear to come out of the sections 265 and 2600f the body 26.

7 Thus in the case of -a novelty for advertising shoes this novelty maybe used to demonstrate that the shoes are derived from choice hides. It is, of course, to be understoodthat the body 26 might be made to represent something other than a hide in'which instance the object parts 36 and 3'! would be arranged to represent articles derived from whatever is represented by the body 26.

The novelty shown in Fig. 5 may also be produced from a blank which is printed on one side only whereby economy in manufacture is assured.

The foreground of the novelty shown in Fig. 5 like the novelty shown in Fig. 1 is formed by folding parts of the blank from which the novelty is formed upon themselves with a wrap around eifect which enables the novelty to be produced insofar as the foreground is concerned without any pasting whatsoever, and it will be appreciated that by providing suitable gripping portions on the sections 28a and 29a or by sizing these parts to provide such gripping portions the use of a background with a novelty could be entirely eliminated. The wrap around assembly is enabled by extending the fold lines defining the parts and sections of the displays, novelties and the like across the blanks therefor in parallel relation one with the other. Furthermore, the interengagement of the parts by passing one part through a notch or slot in another part retains the novelty in its predetermined configuration.

While I have illustrated and described selected forms of my invention and have explained that it may be formed from. paper or like material, it is to be understood that it may be made from metal and that these forms are capable of variation and modification and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth but desire to avail myself of such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of the following claims:

I claim: a

1. A paper novelty or the like of predetermined configuration made from a blank having fold lines extended thereacross in substantially parallel relation and defining the parts of the novelty and along which said blank may be folded to provide the novelty, one of said parts being an intermediate part connected along fold lines to other of said parts, said other parts being folded on said fold lines on the same side of said intermediate part to thereby provide the predeground part, an intermediate part, a back part, a sub-base part, and a background part, said background part having one edge thereof spaced inwardly from the corresponding edge of the other parts, said intermediate part being of relatively narrow width and being disposed along one edge of the blank and having a slot in its inwardly disposed edge, said blank being folded along the fold lines between the back part and the sub-base part and between the sub-base part and the background part whereby the background part may be passed through the slot in said intermediate part, said blank also being foldedalong the fold lines along the back part and the intermediate part and the intermediate part and the foreground part to dispose the foreground part and the background part in spaced parallel relation after the background part has been passed through said slot in said intermediate part, said base part and sub-base part lying in the same plane when said background part is in parallel relation with the foreground part I whereby the novelty may be rested on said base and sub-base parts to be supported thereon.

3. A paper novelty or the like of predetermined configuration made from a blank having fold lines extended thereacross in substantially parallel relation and defining a base part, a foreground part, an intermediate part, a back part, a sub-base part, and a background part, said background part having one edge thereof spaced inwardly from the corresponding edge of the other parts, said intermediate part being of relatively narrow width and being disposed along one edge of the blank and having a slot in its inwardly disposed edge, said blank being folded along the fold lines between the back part and the subbase part and between the sub-base part and the background part whereby the background part may be passed through the slot in said intermediate part, said blank also being folded along the fold lines along the back part and the intermediate part and the intermediate part and the foreground part to dispose the foreground 'part and the background part in spaced parallel relation after the background part has been passed through said slot in said intermediate part, said base part and sub-base part lying in the same plane when said background part is in parallel relation with the foreground part whereby the novelty may be rested on said base and sub-base parts to be supported thereon, said foreground part having an opening in the lower part thereof, said background part having slots therein to define a tab and thereby provide an opening in the background part, said openings in the background and foreground parts being aligned one with the other and said tab extending in the plane of the sub-base between said subbase and the base in alignment with said openings when the back and foreground parts are in parallel relation, said openings and said tab thereby providing for the insertion of an article of merchandise into said novelty.

4. A paper novelty or the like of predetermined configuration made from a blank having fold lines extended thereacross in substantially parallel relation and dividing the blank into fore sections, each of said sections having an arm eX- tending therefrom and connected thereto by certain of said fold lines, other of said fold lines extending across said arms and dividing the arms into sections, said fore sections having slots therein, said arms being folded to extend in angular relation with said fore sections and being folded along fold lines extended'thereacross to arrange the outwardly disposed parts in angular relation with the inwardly disposed parts, the outwardly disposed parts of said arms being passed through said slots to thereby retain the inner and outer portions of said arms and said fore sections in angular relation.

5. A paper novelty or the like of predetermined configuration made from a blank having fold lines extended thereacross in substantially parallel relation and dividing the blank into fore sections, each of said sections having an arm extending therefrom and connected thereto by certain of said fold lines, other of said fold lines #3 extending across said arms and dividing the arms into sections, said fore sections having slots therein, said arms being folded to extend in angular relation with said fore sections and being folded along fold lines extended thereacross to arrange the outwardly disposed parts in angular relation with the inwardly disposed parts, the outwardly disposed parts of said arms being passed through said. slots to thereby retain the inner and outer portions of said arms and said fore sections in angularrelation, said novelty including a background having a fold line extending thereacross, the fold line in said background being disposed in parallel relation with the first named fold lines, the inwardly disposed portions of said arms being connected to said background on opposite sides of thefold line therein, said fold lines being disposed in predetermined relation one with the other whereby movement of said background along the fold line therein causes the outwardly disposed portions of saidarms to move through said slots in said fore sections.

CLAUDE CAREY CLOUD. 

